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Speakers 
 Sylvia Chan,
Chief Utilities Strategist,
Macquarie, Hong Kong
Dr Sylvia Chan is Utilities Strategist with Macquarie Securities Asia covering regional strategy and regulatory issues in the sector and where she heads the Utilities Research team. Before joining Macquarie in Hong Kong, Sylvia worked as a management consultant in a number of countries including Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia, with McKinsey & Co, KPMG and her own company focusing on utilities and infrastructure companies.
Sylvia has been involved in some of the key infrastructure transactions in Australia as well as having long-standing relationships with players in the wind energy sector stemming from her involvement in some of the earliest projects in the sector in Australia. She has spoken widely on energy reforms as well as renewable energy issues, and has published two books, including a study on competition in the natural gas industry. She has a PhD from the University of Cambridge.
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Sanjeev Chaurasia,
VP, Global Renewables Energy Effort,
Credit Suisse, USA
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Jacky Choong,
Director, Sales & Marketing-Asia Pacific,
Trina Solar, China
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 Prof. S K Chou,
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Head, Energy & Bio Thermal Systems Group,
National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Dr Josie Close,
Hon. Research Asst Professor,
Centre of Renewable Energy, University of Hong Kong
Josie Close is an architect by training who has worked in London, HK and SE Asia for more than 25 years. Her work in the region’s developing countries alerted her to the importance of ‘passive design’ principles, the relevance of alternative energy technologies and the increasing impact of building services on buildings’ operational performance. Her research at the University of Hong Kong covered daylight, ‘smart glass’ and photovoltaics or PV (the generation of electricity from sunlight). PV subsequently became her research focus and monitored built applications highlighted that building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is “affordable” within (HK) government construction budgets.
Dr Close and her multi-disciplinary team has also contributed to the local acceptance of grid-connection, the broader understanding of distributed electricity generation, the linkage of building energy management with intermittent renewables in squeezing dependency on fossil fuels and the potential for solar thermal, and waste water recycling - amongst others - in HK’s dense city context and its urban regeneration. Though not a trained engineer, Dr Close is an invited member of the Energy Institute and recently was awarded the MBE for her contribution to the research and application of renewable energy in HK.
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 Richard Corkish,
Head of School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering,
University of New South Wales, Australia
Richard Corkish graduated with distinction as a Communications Engineer from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1986 then worked with the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics on satellite earth-station antenna design and testing. He then studied for the PhD degree under the supervision of Professor Martin Green at the University of New South Wales’ Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems. After a brief period working with the Rainbow Power Company in Nimbin he has worked on solar cell theory and applications at UNSW. He is currently the Head of School at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW.
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 Frederic Crampe,
General Manager,
The Renewable Energy Exchange (Asia), Singapore
Frederic Crampé is managing The Renewable Energy Exchange, “REEX”, a company based in Singapore. REEX acts as an investment banking boutique specialized in the Asian Clean Energy sector. As a financial intermediary, Frederic is raising funds (debt and/or equity) for infrastructure power generation, biofuel production, energy efficiency and cleantech deals. RE-EX has well-known players in the board of advisors (REEEP, DEG, Ecosecurities, E+Co, CVC Group, IUT Global, Greenbank capital). His projects pipeline includes biofuel plants, wind farms, Solar PV, small hydro, geothermal, and biomass/biogas power plants.
Frederic started his career at NASA in the Satellite Earth Observation Department (climate change impacts & natural disasters) before holding the position of Business Development Manager for IT company, SILOGIC, for whom he helped enter the wider European market for Environmental Engineering Services. Later he offered consulting services to technology start-ups to help with business plan and fund-raising. Frederic has an MBA from the INSEAD Business School with a concentration in Finance and Private Equity. He initially graduated from Supaero in France, “Ecole Nationale Superieure de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace”, with a Master in Aerospace Engineering and MSc. in Geophysics.
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 Torben Esbensen,
President,
International Solar Energy Association, Denmark
Torben Esbensen is the Director of Esbensen Consulting Engineers A/S, a company with 40 employees working internationally in the field of solar energy and energy design of buildings.
He is current the President of ISES (International Solar Energy Society) and was the President of ISES-Europe 1997-99. He was the co-founder of ISES-Denmark in 1977 and has been the chairman since 1990.
Torben Esbensen was the Organising Chairman of the ISES-Europe Congress EuroSun 2000 in Copenhagen, and was the International Chairman of the ISES Solar World Congress 2003 in Gøteborg, Sweden. He is also the Congress Chairman of the ISES Solar World Congress 2007 in Beijing, China.
Torben Esbensen started his career in solar in 1973 as employed at the Technical University of Denmark with the challenge to build up a Danish research group in solar energy and low energy buildings. In 1979 he left the University trying to implement the research results into the design of buildings. Since 1979 the company has been growing to now 40 employees working as solar energy consultants all over Europe, in Asia, in the Baltic Countries and in Africa.
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 Mark Fogarty,
Executive Director,
CBD Energy Limited, Australia
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 Mahalath Halperin,
Director,
International Solar Energy Association, Australia
Ms Mahalath Halperin is a registered Architect based in north-west regional NSW, Australia. She has run her own award-winning Architectural practice now for over 17 years, and has developed expertise in the area of ESD, and building for a responsible environment, being involved in education, publication and information dissemination as well as putting these ideals into practice in her work. She is a regular speaker at seminars, workshops and conferences, including overseas, on issues relating to ESD and the Built Environment, including resource material provided by the Al Gore Climate Project campaign. Projects relating to this field also include specialist design, research, forensic reports and auditing.
In this capacity, she has been a participant in assorted community, regional and government boards and committees, as well as industry and policy development organisations. Relevant to a strong role in ESD, this includes the RAIA (Royal Australian Institute of Architects) Environment Committee; the Ecological Architects’ Association; New England Energy Efficiency Taskforce; and various others, often holding executive positions.
This has also branched beyond direct architectural services to working on a sustainable environment overall, including a recent 3-year term as Chair of ANZSES (Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society) and current board positions as Director with ISES (International Solar Energy Society), and with CANA (Climate Action Network Australia). In the latter capacity she will be participating in the Bali COPMOP in December this year.
As an individual, Mahalath has won several business and leadership awards, whilst the practice has won several NSW Small Business Awards also. She has previously acted as mentor to several undergraduate architecture students via the RAIA, as well as for business-women via the NSW Women In Business Program, and including a current RAIA Constructive Women Mentoring Program.
Mahalath’s ideal is to adapt a triple-bottom line approach to both work and life – to be environmentally, socially and fiscally responsible as much as possible, and incorporating these principles not only in the projects produced by her office, with solar passive, energy efficient and environmentally friendly buildings, but in her general life as well.
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 Runqing Hu,
Associate Research Professor, Center for Renewable Energy Development (CRED) of Energy Research Institute,
National Reform and Development Commission, China
Ms. Hu Runqing is associated research professor of Center for Renewable Energy Development, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). And also, she is the member of Council of Chinese Renewable Energy Society, and director of Solar Thermal Industry Program of Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association. She has engaged in the renewable energy research since 1989, and conducted a lot of research works on renewable energy policy research, resources assessment and technology economic analysis, and involved in a lot of important research works for Renewable Energy Law development, national renewable energy policy, regulations and Five-year planning development.
In solar energy field, she was responsible for Research on Commercialization Development of Solar PV in China, Expansion and Improvement of Solar Water Heating Technology in China, and others. Now, she is leading several solar energy research works, for example, the management regulations research on solar thermal industry and solar PV development for Renewable Energy Law sponsored by NDRC and World Bank, and Mandatory Regulation of Solar Water Heater Installation and National Action Plan Research sponsored by NDRC and UN Foundation. She is also involved in Major Strategy Problems Research of Renewable Energy leading by National Energy Office and Renewable Energy Development Planning Research leading by Chinese Academy of Engineering as a major solar energy researcher.
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Haruhiko Ikebe,
Vice President,
Asuka Asset Management, Japan
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 Christophe Inglin,
Chair, Renewable Energy Committee,
Sustainable Energy Association, Singapore
Mr. Christophe Inglin is Managing Director of Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, which he co-founded in December 2006 as a joint venture with local partners and the German company Phoenix Solar AG, a leading European photovoltaic (PV) solar systems integrator.
The Singapore office is responsible for markets in Asia Pacific, where it designs, engineers, supplies and installs solar power systems in the region. Applications include rooftop and ground-mounted PV power plants, PV systems for village electrification, commercial and residential buildings, and industrial applications like telecoms, offshore platforms and traffic signals.
From December 1996 until June 2006 he was Managing Director of Shell Solar Pte Ltd (formerly Siemens Showa Solar).
Christophe also chairs the Renewable Energy Committee at the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS).
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 Roland Jansen,
Chief Executive Officer,
Mother Earth Investments A.G., Switzerland
Roland A..Jansen, from The Netherlands, holds a degree in Business Administration (lic.oec.HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He worked in New York, London and Zurich, Switzerland, as a financial consultant for Merrill Lynch and Cargill Investor Services. He has also been a Senior Vice President for the British bank Coutts & Co in Zurich.
From 1995 – 2000 Mr. Jansen was Director of Fund Management at the Liechtensteinische
Landesbank AG, Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein. He was instrumental in developing the bank’s fund business from scratch to CHF 2.5 billion.
Mr. Jansen has been a 4 year Board Member of EMFA (European Managed Futures Association - former AIMA). and a founding Member of the Liechtenstein Fund Associat ion. He served as a
consultant to the Swiss Federal Banking Commission. He has been a featured speaker at asset
management and alternative energy conferences in the USA, Europe and Asia. He has also lectured at the Warsaw University of Technology.
He is the author of : „Profits from Natural Resources“, John Wiley & Sons, New York. (1998) where he forecasted the end of the bear markets and a new upswing in commodities.
He is appearing regularly on the Asian Pacific, British and German channels of Bloomberg Television.
By punching the name Roland Jansen in any Bloomberg terminal the interviews can be seen.
He is an advisory board member of the “Chinese Reference Fund” in Beijing, which is a large private equity fund, restructuring companies in China.
He is the CEO of Mother Earth Investments AG in Pfäffikon (SZ) Switzerland. The company issues the “Mother Earth Index” and the “Mother Earth Ex-Energy Index”, truly global indices of natural resources. The company manages assets of banks, private clients, pension funds and family offices in natural resources.
He publishes his research weekly in the “Mother Earth Report”.
Mr. Jansen serves as the honorary consul for The Netherlands in Liechtenstein.
Mr. Jansen is fluent in Dutch, German, French, English and Swiss German. He has a good working knowledge of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
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 Edgare Kirkwijk,
Managing Director,
Biox Group B.V., Singapore
Edgare Kerkwijk, a BioX shareholder, has held several positions in the banking industry before joining the BioX Group as CFO / Head Asia. His last positions were as a Director Institutional Sales for State Street Global Advisors and Associate Director for Rabobank's Corporate Finance Team in Southeast Asia. During this period in Southeast Asia, he gained more than eight years of experience in investment projects in the palm oil industry. Edgare holds a Master in Business Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and a Bachelor in Psychology from the Catholic University Brabant (Netherlands).
In his current position as Chief Financial Officer / Head of Asia, Edgare is responsible for the overall finance activities of the group and the BioX offices and activities in the Asian region.
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 Sukhyung Lee,
Chief Technical Officer,
Daegu City Gas, Korea
Sukhyung Lee is CTO at Daegu City Gas as well as CEO nonresident at Taegu Energy Environment Company which operates a landfill gas-to-energy plant. From the time he joined Daegu City Gas in 1992 and until 2004 he was responsible for R&D activities. During his leadership, Daegu City Gas successfully developed a hybrid PV and wind power system. This pilot project led to the DURE-GOBI project which was a demonstration project for a hybrid PV and wind power system for arid land in Mongolia during the period from May 2003 to May 2005. The current GEEP project, which is a Green Eco-Energy Park, when completed, will become a benchmark model to fight against desertification using renewable energy technology in Mongolia. His pioneering spirit brought the LFG project to fruition. The project was commissioned in October 2006. Mr. Lee holds a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University, an MS in ME from the Ohio State University, and a PhD from Southern Methodist University.
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 Albert Lim,
Director,
Solargy, Singapore
- more than 20 years as Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) consulting engineer
- currently Principal of own M&E consulting engineer's firm
- currently also Managing Director of newly setup, SolarGy Pte Ltd, which is a professional system integrator of solar energy solutions
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 Preben Maegaard,
Chairperson,
World Council for Renewable Energy, Denmark
Preben Maegaard, born 1935, is a Danish renewable energy pioneer, author and expert. Since the first oil crisis in 1974 he has worked locally, nationally and internationally at the organisational, political and technological level for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. From 1979 to 1984 he was chairman of the Danish Renewable Energy Association, OVE, www.orgve.dk and since 1991 vice-president of EUROSOLAR, the European Renewable Energy Association www.eurosolar.org ; in 2006 appointed senior vice-president. When the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), was founded in 2001 he became its first president www.wwindea.org, a position he held till 2005. In 2001 he became a chairperson of the Committee of the World Council for Renewable Energy, (WCRE) www.wcre.org . Since 1999 he has been a board member of the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) www.eref-europe.org . In May 2006 the World Wind Energy Institute, WWEI, was initiated in Kingston, Canada. Preben Maegaard was appointed the first president of the WWEI, see www.wwei.nu
Since 1984 he has been director of the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, www.folkecenter.net an institute for the development and implementation of renewable energies.. The Folkecenter has under his leadership provided transfer of renewable energy technology to many countries. He has served on several Danish national governmental committees and councils for the development and implementation of renewable energy. In 1996 he became a member of the board of EUROSUN, an intergroup set up by the European Parliament. In 1999-2002 he was Renewable Energy Adviser to the President of Mali, Alpha Konare, leading to the establishment of the Mali Folkecenter, www.malifolkecenter.org For over three decades, Preben Maegaard has been a conference director, organizer, speaker and/or participant of numerous national and international seminars, workshops and conferences, and chairman of the World Wind Energy Conferences. as well as author and/or co-author of numerous reports, books, articles and periodicals in Danish, English, German and Japanese within the field of renewable energy and sustainable development and has received a number of awards. For further details, see web sites and publications.
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Endro Utomo Notodisuryo,
Former Director General for Electricity and Energy Utilization,
Indonesian Ministry of Energy, Indonesia
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 Lester Patridge,
Principal, Director of Applied Research,
Bassett Applied Research, Australia
Lester Partridge is a Principal of Bassett Consulting Engineers and Director of the Research and Development division, Bassett Applied Research. Bassett Applied Research is a specialist AECOM division of Maunsell.
Lester has over 20 years of experience in the building services industry in Australia, UK and USA specializing in mechanical services, thermal and energy modelling and sustainable “Green” building design.
Lester is a qualified engineer and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Engineers.
Lester’s group provides expertise in passive and low energy building design. His group provides capability and expertise in building energy simulation and comfort and daylight modelling. Lester’s group also provides specialist expertise in advanced Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling for thermal profiling and pollutant dispersion.
Lester is involved in providing regular lectures on low energy building design at the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales.
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 Andrew Pidden,
Principal & Chief Investment Officer,
Clean Resources Asia, Singapore
• Previously at Alcor Capital responsible for the pan-Asia portfolio which produced a 15% annualised net return in 2005. Portfolio included long/short book, macro trading and options strategies
• CIO has traded and invested in Asia since 1989 and lived in the Asia Pacific region since 1993
• From 1985 was a financial analyst at Salomon Brothers before joining Morgan Stanley equity derivatives in 1989. Moved to Hong Kong in 1993 and built its Asian derivatives business
• Recruited as managing director in charge of Asia ex-Japan equity business by Nat West markets in 1997. Business purchased by Deutsche Bank in 1998 and role expanded to include Australian business
• Holds MSc in Environmental Technology 2001-02 from Imperial College and MA in Financial Analysis. Experienced in applying the technologies commercially as well as a broad knowledge of developing technologies which will become tomorrow’s standards
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 Takeo S. Saitoh,
President, Head Island Institute International and President,
Harbeman Energy Strategic Institute, Japan
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 Shinichiro Shiraki,
President,
Asuka Asset Management, Japan
He is a head of Fund management at MAI. He launched Monex Alternative Investments supported by Monex Beans Holdings, one of largest online security companies in Japan, and Asuka Asset Management, leading hedge fund investment firm in Japan. Prior to his present position, he was Vice President for Asuka Asset Management, and was in charge of its strategic development. He was Vice President for UFJ Bank Limited, managing hedge fund portfolio and looked at Japan and Asian strategies. He was also Vice President at UFJ Partners Asset Management, setting up its fund of funds business and helping development of equity market neutral strategy from 2000 to 2003. He was portfolio manager at UFJ Asset Management, managing pension money from 1999 to 2000. Prior to UFJ Asset Management, he started investing in hedge funds in 1996 at UFJ Bank (ex-Sanwa Bank). He has experience in fixed income investment as a trader.
He obtained Masters in Finance from London Business School. He graduated Keio University majoring in Economics. Chartered Member, the Security Analyst Association of Japan. Executive committee member and Vice Chairperson in AIMA Japan Chapter
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 Surendra Shrestha,
Regional Director,
United Nations Environment Programme, Thailand
Mr. Shrestha is the Regional Director/Representative of the UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific in Bangkok, since February 2003. He has been instrumental in formulating, developing and implementing UNEP’s strategy for the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Shrestha is well known throughout the region for his work in mobilizing political and financial support for UNEP's programmes and leading multi-disciplinary teams in the areas of assessment, policy development and multilateral agreements. The emphasis of work is on implementation of the UNEP Regional Strategy for Asia and the Pacific, including: assistance with sub-regional and national environmental priorities; establishment of an environmental knowledge hub (e-KH); study of emerging environmental issues; and establishing partnerships with regional and sub-regional intergovernmental fora, other UN agencies, national governments, NGOs, the private sector, academic and research institutions, the civil society and media.
Prior to his appointment as Regional Director, Mr. Shrestha has been serving as Regional Coordinator of UNEP’s Environment Assessment Programme for Asia and the Pacific (EAP.AP) beginning 1993. The Programme is based at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. He played a key role in expanding EAP.AP, including establishment of national and regional training centres and of a network for environmental information which included subregional inter-governmental agencies and Centres of Excellence. Major milestones include: organization of the Balkans Task Force in 1999; management of UNEP GEF project for Indonesia Forest Fires in 1998 and the signing by the ASEAN Ministers of the Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution in 2002; establishment of UNEP presence in Central Asia and development/implementation of the Regional Environment Action Plan; organization and signing by the Ministers of Environment of the Malé Declaration in Prevention of Air Pollution for South Asian Countries in 1998; lead the region in the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002; implementation of the Asian Brown Cloud (ABC) Programme; and preparation of DPR Korea SoE Report 2003. Mr. Shrestha continues to serve as the Director of RRC.
Before joining UNEP, Mr. Shrestha held senior positions at AIT and at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu.
At present, Mr. Shrestha is also involved with the academe giving lectures and serving in Graduate Student Dissertation Committees in AIT.
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 Siripen Suandon,
Assistant Manager, Chief of Solar Cell Production,
Ekarat Solar, Thailand
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Kenneth Tan,
Executive Director,
Economic Development Board, Singapore
Kenneth Tan is presently the Executive Director for the New Businesses Group, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). The New Businesses Group is responsible for developing and establishing new wealth generators and new industries and markets for the Singapore economy. Some of these new growth drivers being spearheaded by the group include Singapore’s thrusts into Environment and Water Technology, Clean Energy, the Platinum Lifestyles & Sports, Not for Profit and Natural Resources Industries.
Mr Tan joined the EDB in end 2001 as Deputy Director. In Jun 2003, he became Director of the Services Group. Prior to joining EDB, Mr Tan was with the Ministry of Defence/ Singapore Armed Forces and Citigroup.
Mr Tan holds an Overseas Merit Scholarship from the Singapore Armed Forces. He graduated with Upper Second Class Honours from Oxford University, UK in Philosophy, Arts and Political Science. In 1989, he returned to Singapore to serve with the Singapore Armed Forces in various appointments, including Commanding Officer of an artillery battalion, and was Principal Secretary to the Defence Minister. In end 1998, he joined Citibank Singapore’s Citibank Investment Bank (Asia Pacific) as Director, Private Equity Investments.
Mr Tan has an MBA from National University of Singapore. He was President of the Singapore Chess Federation for 4 years and also holds Directorships in a number of EDB-associated companies and subsidiaries.
Mr Tan is married with 2 children.
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 Simon Wild,
Director,
Cundall Multidisciplinary Consulting Engineers, Australia
Simon has over 10 years experience in the design and analysis of ESD in buildings. His background is in mechanical and air conditioning design where he gained vital knowledge of how buildings perform both physically and theoretically, this experience has positioned him as one of the leading ESD designers in Sydney. Simon is responsible for delivering the technical aspects of the ESD design.
He has also been involved in the development of analysis and environmental benchmark tools, such as the Residential Comfort Index (RCI) assessment tool which assesses the relative strength of a residential design against Sound, Visual, Air and Thermal Comfort Quality.
His key skills and experience include the analysis and assessment of ESD strategies in buildings, the implementation of new air conditioning solutions as well as the high level application of strategic ESD principles in overall master planning. His main area of expertise lies in his ability to be able to communicate complex analysis and results in readily understandable ways to enable quick decisions to be made at the early stages of design.
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 Don Ye,
President & CEO,
China Environment Fund, China
Mr. Don Ye is Managing Partner of Tsing Capital, the leading venture capital firm in China with a serial of China Environment Funds (www.cefund.com) under management.
After 12 years working experience in Silicon Valley, Don Ye came back to China in 2001 to found the firm and successful establish – China Environment Fund 2002 and China Environment Fund 2004, which have become the first and most prominent Cleantech funds in China.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing, China.
In China, Mr. Ye was selected as 2002 “the Most Active Venture Capitalist”, 2003 “Top Ten Best Venture Capitalists” in China, 2003 “China New Economy People 100”, 2004 China Environment People nominee, as well as 2005 “Pioneer Award” by Cleantech Venture Forum.
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